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Lesson 9 (X2) Flashcards

1
Q

Funeral

To be at a funeral

A

Umngcwabo

Emngcwabeni

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2
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Someone is going to a funeral

A

Ungcwabe kakuhle

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3
Q

Future tense

+ vs -

A

+ will go / going to : zo

- won’t : a…zu…

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4
Q

I will go

I won’t go

A

Ndizohamba

Andizuhamba

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5
Q

Note - future long form is:

Eg I will go +|-

A

Prefix + za + space + ku + verb

Ndiza kuhamba
Andizi kuhamba

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6
Q

How

Eg how are you

A

Njani

Unjani

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7
Q

Who/m

Eg who is it who taught you it (Xhosa)

A

Bani

Uyasifundiswa ngubani

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8
Q

What

What do you want?

A

Ntoni

Ufuna ntoni

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9
Q

Where

Where are you learning Xhosa

A

Phi

Usifundela phi isiXhosa

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10
Q

When
When are you going?
When will you come back?

A

Nini
Uhamba nini?
Uzobuya nini?

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11
Q

Why - 2 options

A

Kutheni

Ngoba

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12
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Because

A

Kuba

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13
Q

Why are you learning Xhosa?

A

Kutheni ufunda isiXhosa?

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14
Q

Because I like to speak Xhosa

A

Kuba ndithanda ukuthetha isiXhosa

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15
Q

Because it is important to talk with people

A

Kuba kubhalulekile ukuthetha nabantu

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16
Q

People begin with…

A

U-

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17
Q

Things begin with…

A

I-

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18
Q

Places will begin with…

A

E-

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19
Q

Where are you coming from?

A

Uvela phi?

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20
Q

I am coming from…

A

Ndivela e…

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21
Q

Where are you going to?

A

Uya phi?

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22
Q

I’m going to…

A

Ndiya e…

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23
Q

Where do you originate from?

A

Usuka phi?

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24
Q

I originate from Cape Town

A

Ndisuka eKapa

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25
Q

Where do you live?

A

Uhlala phi?

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26
Q

I live in Mouille Point

A

Ndihlala eMouille Pt

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27
Q

Whereabouts?

A

Ndawoni?

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28
Q

Near by Newport Cafe

A

NgaseNewport Cafe

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29
Q

Are you employed?

A

Uyaphangela na?

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30
Q

Yes I work in…

A

Ewe, ndisebenza e…

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31
Q

No I am still studying

A

Hayi ndisafunda

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32
Q

What do you do?

+alt

A

Wenza ntoni?

Wenzani?

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33
Q

I do/make

+2 alts

A

Ndenza i…
Ndingu…
Ndiyi…

34
Q

What are you studying?

A

Ufunda ntoni?

35
Q

I am studying…

A

Ndifunda…

36
Q

I am studying to be…

A

Ndifundela ukuba yi… / ngu…

37
Q

When did you arrive?

A

Ufike nini?

38
Q

When will you go home?

A

Uzogoduka nini?

39
Q

When will you leave for work?

A

Uzotshayisa nini?

40
Q

I will go tomorrow.

A

Ndizohamba ngomso

41
Q

What is the time?

A

Ngubani ixesha?

42
Q

It is…

43
Q

At what time?

A

Ngabani ixesha?

44
Q

At 4 pm

45
Q

It is Jan

A

NguJanuary

46
Q

It is 2011

47
Q

In Feb

A

NgoFebuwari

48
Q

In 2012

49
Q

To be employed

50
Q

Go to

51
Q

Originate /move away

52
Q

Get married

53
Q

Arrive

54
Q

Come from

55
Q

Exit

56
Q

Finish an action

57
Q

Today

58
Q

Yesterday

59
Q

What

60
Q

How

61
Q

Where

62
Q

Why

63
Q

In town

A

Edolophini

64
Q

At work

A

Emsebenzini

65
Q

In the township/location

66
Q

In the rural villages

67
Q

A house

68
Q

Whenever / if

69
Q

That’s all!

70
Q

Tomorrow

71
Q

Well

72
Q

When

73
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Who

74
Q

Whereabouts

75
Q

Because

76
Q

At school

A

Esikolweni

77
Q

At the place of

78
Q

In, at the house

79
Q

That

80
Q

Only/just (3 options)

A

Qha
Khupela
Nje

81
Q

We will not finish at 8

A

Asizugqiba ngo8

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